Defendant allegedly abused minor girl from 2014 to 2016.
FLEMINGTON - A borough man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 16, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office announced in a news release on Wednesday.
Jose Luis Zuna-Santander, 25, was taken into custody following a joint investigation by the prosecutor's office Special Victims Units and the Flemington police department, said prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns III, Chief of Detectives John J. Kuczynski and Flemington Borough Police Lieutenant Jerry Rotella.
On Nov. 16, Zuna-Santander was arrested after an investigation revealed that from 2014 to 2016, he engaged in sex acts with the girl, Kearns said.
Zuna-Santander is being held at Somerset County Jail on $300,000 bail.
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The investigation is ongoing and authorities are asking anyone with information regarding the incident to contact the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit at 908-788-1129.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 800-321-0010 or going to www.crimestoppershunterdon.com. All tips are anonymous and kept confidential.
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